Bill C-496 (Historical)

National Ovarian Cancer Month Act

An Act to designate the month of September as National Ovarian Cancer Month

This bill was last introduced in the 37th Parliament, 3rd Session, which ended in May 2004.

Sponsor

Carol Skelton Canadian Alliance

Introduced as a private member’s bill. (These don’t often become law.)

Status

Not active, as of March 24, 2004
(This bill did not become law.)

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

All House mentions

National Ovarian Cancer Month ActRoutine Proceedings

March 24th, 2004 / 3:10 p.m.
See context

Canadian Alliance

Carol Skelton Canadian Alliance Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar, SK

moved for leave to introduce Bill C-496, an act to designate the month of September as National Ovarian Cancer Month.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today on behalf of thousands of Canadian women who have or will find out they have ovarian cancer. The bill would designate September as national ovarian cancer month, similar to those in other countries.

Each year 2,600 women are diagnosed with cancer and one in seventy will get this cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that when detected early, and treated, the survival rate is as high as 90%.

We need to fund research, testing and awareness of this dreadful disease. I sincerely hope my colleagues will support this initiative.

(Motions deemed adopted, bill read the first time and printed)